---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 21.2"
title: "12"
number: "21.2"
heading: "Designation of security officer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/21.2"
---

# §21.2. Designation of security officer.


Within 30 days after the opening of a new bank, the Bank's board of directors shall designate a security officer who shall have the authority, subject to the approval of the board of directors, for immediately developing and administering a written security program to protect each banking office from robberies, burglaries, and larcenies and to assist in identifying and apprehending persons who commit such acts.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 56 FR 29564, June 28, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1, 93a, 161, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1818, 1881-1884, and 3401-3422; 31 U.S.C. 5318.